A drone powered by an autonomous AI system killed three Ukrainians last month in what experts believe are the first Russian-inflicted deaths without a human in the loop, The New York Times reported. The drone in question was powered by a Nvidia minicomputer not sold in Russia but available through ...
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Trump threatens new 50% tariffs on Canadian carsTrump threatens new 50% tariffs on Canadian cars
US President Donald Trump threatened new 50% tariffs on Canadian cars and trucks on Monday, escalating the two countries’ all-out trade war. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has threatened to retaliate with counter-tariffs, saying the latest negotiations made clear that Trump wants to destroy Canada’s steel, aluminum, and auto industries. ...
France, UK pledge stronger military support for UkraineFrance, UK pledge stronger military support for Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine wants peace but “is not ready to simply surrender” in an address Monday marking the country’s 35 years of independence. The UK and France pledged stronger military support for Kyiv, including faster deliveries of air defense weapons amid Russia’s escalating ballistic missile attacks. While Kyiv ...
Dangote offers East African countries a 30% stake in new refineryDangote offers East African countries a 30% stake in new refinery
Nigeria’s Dangote Group has offered East African countries a 30% stake in a new oil refinery planned in northern Kenya, Bloomberg reported. Ethiopia and Rwanda have already expressed an interest in investing in the facility in Lamu, according to Kenyan President William Ruto’s top economic advisor. The prospective 700,000 barrels-a-day ...
The information economy’s dominant currencyThe information economy’s dominant currency
by Roopika Risam. Risam takes readers back to the dawn of data, charting the course of human recordkeeping from Mesopotamian farming to present-day surveillance technology. Inspired by an incident in her own life in which she discovered a singular database error that could have upended her world, Risam considers how ...
Unmanned shutdown of South African coal plant could wipe $550 million off country’s GDPUnmanned shutdown of South African coal plant could wipe $550 million off country’s GDP
An unmanaged shutdown of the Secuda coal-to-liquids plant operated by South African energy company Sasol could wipe $550 million off the country’s $400 billion economy and cost nearly 25,000 jobs, researchers said. The facility, the world’s largest single-site greenhouse gas emitter, supplies nearly a third of domestic fuel, making it ...
Africa’s electricity access gap persists amid investment shortfallAfrica’s electricity access gap persists amid investment shortfall
Africa continues to face the world’s largest electricity access gap with a shortfall in investment “the central constraint,” the latest Africa Sustainable Development Report said. Access to electricity increased from approximately 46% in 2015 to about 53% in 2023, yet nearly 600 million people remain without power. Urban electrification rates ...
Bessent expands threat of secondary sanctions on IranBessent expands threat of secondary sanctions on Iran
The News Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday threatened a wider range of secondary sanctions on countries that do business with Iran, stopping short of imposing them as the Trump administration continues its battle against inflation. “We are giving everyone the opportunity to remedy that behavior,” Bessent told reporters at ...
Maine Democrat Jackson goes positive in statewide adMaine Democrat Jackson goes positive in statewide ad
Troy Jackson is taking the positive route as Republicans sink money into negative ads in Maine. In a new ad running statewide and shared first with Semafor, the Democratic Senate nominee appears alongside his mom, who talks about his upbringing by teenage parents. “We struggled a lot. He didn’t use ...
Norman could add to Trump’s primary losing streakNorman could add to Trump’s primary losing streak
South Carolina Republicans could nominate Rep. Ralph Norman on Tuesday for Senate, denying Sen. Darline Graham six more years in the seat held by her late brother. Graham campaigned with President Donald Trump in Myrtle Beach on Friday, and promised to vote to Lindsey Graham’s right. “On illegal immigration, I’m ...